Improvement in water-wheels



dinard gta-irs .Toull whom/it may concern Figure 2, a vertical section.,Figure 3, a plan of the water-.wheel proper, detached Y l Like lettersof'refercnce indicate corresponding parts in all the figures.

Janes c. KELLY, or reRovELAND, New dronk.

Letters Patent No. 104,000, lated June 21.-, 1,870.

IMPROVEMENT IN WATER-WHEELS.

The Schedule referred to in these Letters Patent and making part'of, thesame:

" Be it known that I, JAMES C. KELLY, of -Groveland, inthe county ofLivingston and State of N cw York, have invented` a certain new anduseful Improvement in Water-Wheels; and 'I do hereby declare j that thefollowing is a full and exact'description therej of, reference being hadjto the accompanying drawing making part of this specication, in whieh``Iigure 1is a plan of `my improved wheel.

My invention consists 'inthe arrangement of two horizontal wheels ontop, which serve the double pur` poseof gates and chute-wheels; also, inan arrangement of parts for adjusting thestep as it wears away, tbewholeoperating in the manner-and for the purpose setgforih. i i i I In thedrawing- Y l vLAzrepresents the outer case, `which is set in a hole i inthe bottom of the flume.

Brepreseiits the waterfwhcel proper,which isl atl tached to spindle G.

j This when is ma@ in ilwo divisions, 1 2, fig. s, with a rim, a,dividing them.

The water is let on to cther division independent of the other, as will'be presently described.

The buckets of the wheel have an angular turn at the rear, as shown at bb,ilby` which means the reactiohn of the water is more eiieetive thanwould otherwise be the case.

Above the wheel proper .is situated a plane capplate, D, cut with adouble annular series of ports or holes, to correspond in position withthe two divisions l 2 of' the water-wheel.

" `On top ofthis plate rest two wheels orrims, E G,

. covering, respectively, the two series of ports vin plate D Each ofthese wheels or rims has an independent turning motion, and` is armedwith elevated chntes,c c c, pointing in that directionwhich is thereverse of l thc-incline of the buckets ff of the water-wheel.

' These wheels are operated from shafts HH by means oftoggle-connectionsg g. Y

, I am aware that achute-wheel has before been em- 1 'ployed, coveringthe water-wheel proper, but situated beneath agate on top, which admitsthe water. It

is a special object of my invention to avoid thetuse of the independentgate by Imaking the chute-wheels themselves act as the gates. kBy thismeans I, not only avoid cost of construction, but I secure a specialadvantage by giving the water along passage in the elevated chutes c,thereby giving it a direction or lead which imparts great force when itVstrikes the buckets divisions 1 2 of thewater-wheel', I am enabled toletv onthe water throngheither one or bot-h, thus gauging the power tothe work to be done, orto the amount of water in the flume.

The step', on which the spindle C rests, is situated in a box, l, and isadjusted higher, as it wears away, 'f

by the following arrangement: J A screw, mf, passes up through thebottom of the box, resting under the step. i

To this screw is attached a large cog-wheel, I, and

with this gears a pinion, K, secured to shaft n, which passes up intothe mill.

By turning this shaft, the proper adjustment is secured.

This is an exceedingly simple means of keeping the proper adjustment ofthe spindle at all times, and I believe the same to be original withmyself.

. What I claim as-myinveution, and desire to secure.y by Letters Patent,isl The combination, with the water-wheel B, of ,the

wheels or rims E G, overlying the same, and provided with the elevatedchutes c, thereby servingy the double purpose of chute-wheels and gates,substantially as described. Also, the combination, with the box Z andstep k of the screw m, gcar-wheels I K, and shaft `1a, arrange asdescribed, and operating in the manner and for the purpose specified.

`In witness whereof I have hereunto signed 'myname in thc presence oftwo subscribingwitnesses.

JAMES C. KELLY.

Witnesses:

It. F. Oscoop, Geo. W. Murr.

